QPR, who sit bottom of the Premier League, five points adrift of safety, bettered the basic salary package offered to Remy by Newcastle United and are now poised to land their second signing of the January transfer window following Tal Ben Haim's arrival at Loftus Road earlier this month.

Remy is one of Harry Redknapp's long-term targets, with the 65-year-old personally monitoring the forward during his time at Tottenham.

On Saturday, the QPR manager claimed that Remy "didn't want to come" to Loftus Road and admitted that he could not even meet him after travelling to France to watch the striker feature in Marseille's 2-1 win over Guingamp on January 6.

But Remy changed his mind after struggling for selection and form in Ligue 1 this season having started just two games and netting just one goal.

Last term, the forward was Marseille's top scorer with 12 goals in 29 Ligue 1 appearances.